Hello List, José Campos wrote; "Perhaps the T on the cube stands for "Top"? What about the other letters?"
I am quit certain the T stands for Tom! I do not know what the other letters are. Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Campos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales > Hi List > > "...10 millimeters in a cube...2.57 cubes in a inch, etc." > > Certainly he means: 10 mm per SIDE... > It's 10 mm = 2.54" In a CUBE there is 10x10x10 mm = 1 cm3 > > Perhaps the T on the cube stands for "Top"? What about the other letters? > > José Campos > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Langbroek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "meteorite list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 6:23 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales > > > > > I would believe most are centimeter cubes. 10 millimeters in a > cube...2.57 > > > cubes in an inch, etc. > > > > Just hair-splitting: I think that should be 2.54, not 2.57? > > > > On a more serious note regarding scale indicators used in meteorite > photo's: > > I prefer scale indicators like black-white bars or 1 cm cubes (or even 1 > > inch cubes) to the frequent habit of another type of size indicator, a > coin. > > While perhaps a US resident does not realize this, non-US, e.g. European > > residents might not be familiar with the size of a US dime or quarter coin > > at all. For them such a size indicator can be quite meaningless. > Especially > > meteorite dealers who serve an international public should realize this. > > > > - Marco :-) > > > > > > > > ---------- > > Marco Langbroek > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek > > ---------- > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
